INNOVATION AND RESEARCH
MAIN ACTORS IN THE NEW CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES
Quality and sustainability. For now four generations Zelari Piante has been promoting innovation and research for the use of integrated sustainable solutions:
Paper free with a constant effort towards digitalization
Solar panels
• Our Potting barn and Loading bay have a photovoltaic roof
• The energy produced allows the company to reduce its electricity needs by 90% and sometimes, even to convey the energy produced in excess into the National electricity network
A line of eco-friendly Pots
Ready for recycling
our
coloured pots are made in POLYPROPYLENE, 100% recycled and completely recyclable material
Use of a mulch with two environment benefits
• Limiting evaporation helps reduce water consumption
• Limiting weeds growth helps reducing the use of chemical weed killers
Collaboration with universities for the development of tree species with strong decarbonisation performance
Studies show that all plants do not have the same absorption capacity as carbon dioxide.
We are working with researchers from the most qualified universities, to analyze plants with the best anti-pollution characteristics and develop their production.
Support to a young Pisan researcher
We are supporting the winner of a study call of the “Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Pistoia e Pescia”, Lorenzo Cotrozzi, for the implementation of an innovative project entitled “Rapid and effective hyperspectral assessment of plant health, wellbeing and quality in the nursery”. The activities will be carried on at the Department of Science, Agriculture, Food and Environment of the University of Pisa with the aim of developing a rapid and effective approach that will allow to diagnose early stages of stress plant and to improve daily practices in nursery, thus also reducing management costs and environmental impacts.
